- Date
- September 11, 1965
- Place
- Stauton, IL · STAUTON, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N43946Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175537
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2674 65/9/11 NR.STAUTON ILL TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 40, 206 TIME - 2240 N43946 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 167 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BOGUS PART PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RIGHT WING FUEL TANK CAP NOT VENTED. NIGHT OPERATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43946
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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